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I have been trying to free up some space in my freezer lately and I have been coming across some amazing finds. My most recent discovery was some pureed pumpkin that I had frozen earlier in the winter when I had more than I had needed. I had also recently come across the steel cut oats in my cupboard and I thought that pumpkin pie oatmeal would be a nice treat for breakfast. You could easily make this with any kind of oatmeal but I prefer the steel cut oatmeal for its chewier texture. Steel cut oatmeal takes a bit of time to cook and I don't really have the time to make in on weekday mornings but a rice cooker with a timer and a porridge setting is the perfect solution. Waking up to the smell of the cooking oatmeal in the morning and knowing that it will be ready by breakfast time is always nice. After the oatmeal was done cooking in the rice cooker I transferred it to a small pan and added the pumpkin, some brown sugar and pumpkin pie spices. The pumpkin pie oatmeal was great! It was just like eating a bowl of pumpkin pie for breakfast. I wonder what I will find in my freezer next...

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

ingredients

1/4 cup oatmeal

2 tablespoons pumpkin puree

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 dash cinnamon

1 dash nutmeg

1 dash ginger

1 dash cloves

1 splash milk (optional)

directions

Cook the oatmeal as directed on package and when the oatmeal is finished cooking add the pumpkin puree, brown sugar and spices and cook to heat.

Add a splash of milk to cool the oatmeal and to get it to the consistency that you prefer.

Okay this may be the most unique recipe I have ever read. I luvvv pumpkin and oatmeal, but together.........hmmmm I will give it a try! I added you to my blogroll because people need to know about this unique recipe for sure. Way to go!

there is absolutely NOTHING better than a warm mega bowl of pumpkin oats. I enjoy steel-cut a lot more too, because of their gritty, chewy texture! I also love to sprinkle coconut on top, and stir in some raisins. also, a dollop of yogurt for a refreshing "frosting"

I wish I was really good about putting stuff in my freezer instead of wasting it away in my trashcan. Do you have one of those seal the air out bags that you use to freeze your items in? I find my zip loc bags tend to get ice inside of them. How did you freeze pumpkin purée?

I'm not big on pumpkin, but I bet this is great, the pumpkin sweetening the oatmeal just so...and I LOVE the idea of waking up the scent of a wonderful breakfast cooking away, a breakfast I don't have to get up to make!

You can have the oatmeal ready to eat if you put the steal cut oats and water in a slow cooker prior to climbing into bed - setting: low. I don't have a rice cooker with a timer so this has been my solution.

Kevin, this stuff really hit the spot. I only had 'sugar in the raw' so it wasn't quite as sweet as brown sugar but it was still very satisfying. That rice cooker recipe was a great tip. Nothing hurts more than being in a hurry in the morning and not being able to cook my steel-cut oatmeal.

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